On June 22, 2009, the President signed
the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA)
(Public Law 111-31) into law. The FSPTCA amended the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) by adding a new chapter granting FDA
important new authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and
distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health
generally and to reduce tobacco use by minors. As part of our
enforcement strategy, FDA is creating a Tobacco Call Center (with a
toll-free number) to handle complaint investigations for violations
of the cigarette flavor ban. Callers will be able to report
violations of the flavor ban and FDA will conduct targeted
follow-up investigation of complaints that are received. When
callers report a violation, the caller will be asked for certain
information: name, caller contact information, purchase date,
description of the tobacco product, and address of the retail
outlet or Internet address where the violative product was
viewed.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.